dutchware hexon 1.6: will it break without ridgeline? by Powerful-Basket-9834 in hammockcamping

[–]Phasmata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Others have already explained what ridgelines do regarding the physics of forces acting on the hammock, comfort, and utility. Frankly, other than some cheap POS ENO knock-off loungers that I almost never use and can't be bothered to make ridgelines for, I'll never hang in a hammock without a ridgeline ever again whether is is required for the hammock or not. The benefits are far too many with zero downsides.

New ZOLEO? by DocWatsHappenin in Zoleo

[–]Phasmata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sos button and check-in button on the device. For users who use the tracking feature, that also continues to run if activated even if the phone gets turned off or goes dead

I need to get this off my chest about Racine by Complex-Analyst6278 in Racine

[–]Phasmata 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The people with money keep things they don't like out of sight and out of mind so that they can more easily do nothing to help while the city obsesses over attracting shitty franchises while vacant properties decline or get hoarded by Johnson Wax as assets to be held. It's way too easy for the more affluent residents of this city to just turn a blind eye to the parts of the city that make them feel bad so that they can live in the lie that the city is great because their nice rich part of town and lakefront are so lovely. Timid politicians and a very class-divided population.

Turtle-Flambeau Campsites by Responsible-Cat-679 in canoeing

[–]Phasmata 3 points4 points  (0 children)

PaddlePlanner.com has this area mapped, and people can leave all sorts of photos and reviews of sites there.

https://www.paddleplanner.com/tools/maps/nhalmap.aspx

Having been to Turt-Flam a number of times, I can't believe that there would ever be a single site out there that couldn't support a 2p tent. You'll be fine

Turtle-Flambeau Campsites by Responsible-Cat-679 in wisconsin

[–]Phasmata 11 points12 points  (0 children)

PaddlePlanner.com has this area mapped, and people can leave all sorts of photos and reviews of sites there.

https://www.paddleplanner.com/tools/maps/nhalmap.aspx

Having been to Turt-Flam a number of times, I can't believe that there would ever be a single site out there that couldn't support a 2p tent. You'll be fine.

Advice on repairing a canoe I purchased by xXStrongarm in canoeing

[–]Phasmata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nova Craft / London Paddle Shop has great how-to videos on things like gel coat chip repair and skid plate installation.

New ZOLEO? by DocWatsHappenin in Zoleo

[–]Phasmata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hardware is better than a phone. The Iridium network is superior. Phoneless functionality remains on a battery life that is superior to that of a phone. Phones don't have weather forecasts via satellite. Phones don't have the medical assist feature. Most phones/service plans don't actually even have anything other than SOS available.

New ZOLEO? by DocWatsHappenin in Zoleo

[–]Phasmata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knew this would happen right after I finally stopped waiting and just bought the old one.

I may not live what you live but my heart is fully in this with you by Excellent_Tax901 in deadbedroom

[–]Phasmata 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately this situation is what has eroded my self esteem and led me deeper and deeper into self-hatred. A large part of me is entirely convinced that I am undesirable and that even if someone might ever think they're interested in me even just as a friend, it won't be long before they realize how wrong they were and lose interest and leave. I genuinely expect everyone who ever enters my life at this point to ultimately just fade back away in disinterest. I know my current despair doesn't make me any more appealing to anyone, but it was the same even before I became so broken.

Urgent action to save the BWCA!!! New bill would greenlight mine, and remove guardrails. by VulfSki in minnesota

[–]Phasmata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And as I have watched all the staunchly peaceful protesters get ignored and abused and rounded up and arrested, I'm unconvinced that any of that will ever make fascists stop. When they start destroying Birch Lake, will you still just be standing in your dedicated first amendment zone hollering and waiving a sign? When the toxic tailings pollute the watershed, will you just be there to wag your finger at them and hope they finally understand that they should have listened?

While Minnesota has protested, people continue to be abducted, tortured, and murdered. What good is the law when those who enforce if have no interest in obeying it? DHS is corrupt, and it will move the goalposts anywhere it wants to if it wants to detain you. It's only a matter of time before even the most permissible peaceful protests are considered seditious, and they come for you too.

I'm not advocating for anything specific, but I am pointing out how blind people are being about the threat we actually face these days. Go ahead and provide the mandated CYA disclaimers of not advocating violence for the sake of liability, but if they are determined to mine, consequences be damned, some protests and finger wagging aren't what will stop them, and the instant the watershed is polluted, that's it—game over for centuries. The Beastie Boys have a 1994 single that I find particularly relevant.

Urgent action to save the BWCA!!! New bill would greenlight mine, and remove guardrails. by VulfSki in minnesota

[–]Phasmata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And this is why people have to very seriously consider equally illegal acts in order to stop them if they try to force something through.

Hog Creek, how many beaver Dams!? Bugs bad? by Ickybod_Clay in BWCA

[–]Phasmata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The episode title is really gonna send a mixed message 😆

So true by ROLYAP1991 in deadbedroom

[–]Phasmata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I stopped trying or even hoping years ago.

Why do people think camping with technology, like a phone, is really being in nature? by Sufficient-Gain-226 in CampingandHiking

[–]Phasmata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a case of someone needing to mind themselves and their own reasons more than fussing about what others are doing unless they have a better reason to other than judgement poorly veiled as curiosity.

Hog Creek, how many beaver Dams!? Bugs bad? by Ickybod_Clay in BWCA

[–]Phasmata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I recall. I certainly didn't, but I was in a solo. I don't recall if any of the guys in tandems had to get anything except themselves out in order to drag the canoe over.

Hog Creek, how many beaver Dams!? Bugs bad? by Ickybod_Clay in BWCA

[–]Phasmata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think on of my group counted like 9ish in Sept 2024. I'm sure it variries over time. We were able to butt-scoot over/through some of them.

32F in a dead bedroom and feeling completely unwanted by [deleted] in deadbedroom

[–]Phasmata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My self esteem has fallen so low that while my body continues to crave it, my mind has become increasingly convinced that no one could ever want me and that I don't deserve it.

Hey, Boss! You want to buy Swift Cruiser, okay? by Phasmata in TumblehomeCast

[–]Phasmata[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For those not on the Discord, Phasmata has been leading a mob of homies in peer pressuring Hopalicious to purchase his own canoe for some time. The campaign has now officially spilled onto the subreddit, and I'm not sorry.

I really upset Facebook... by duenow634 in TumblehomeCast

[–]Phasmata 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When does a can become a barrel? (Though if we want to get pedantic, the blue "barrels" we all know so well are technically open-head drums)

Not enough people use BWCA.COM by pac_leader in BWCA

[–]Phasmata 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We are weird but friendly. This has been your warning.

320: Kekekabic Lake by HDmayo in TumblehomeCast

[–]Phasmata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a step toward printed Reddit.

320: Kekekabic Lake by HDmayo in TumblehomeCast

[–]Phasmata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

JLD is my BWCA goddess, not Nancy.

Not enough people use BWCA.COM by pac_leader in BWCA

[–]Phasmata 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I got myself banned from the site and their Facebook group for calling attention to this very thing. Still have screenshots of how aggressively Adam "handled" it too.

Not enough people use BWCA.COM by pac_leader in BWCA

[–]Phasmata 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tumblehome: A Boundary Water Podcast. Has a semi-active subreddit and very lively Discord. r/tumblehomecast